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Biestings
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Biestings, n. pl. [OE. bestynge, AS. b, fr. b, beost; akin to D. biest, OHG. biost, G. biest; of unknown origin.].
The first milk given by a cow after calving. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
"The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called biestings." [1913 Webster]
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